GDIF 2024 | London’s free, annual outdoor performing arts festival 23 August-8 September 2024
Bonded
Part of Dancing City
4 & 5 September
Duration: 30 minutes
What to Expect: Sensory spectacle
Free
This beautiful performance on a strikingly designed transparent stage is created and performed by twin sisters, Kristina and Sade Alleyne, who explore dependency, particularly that of siblings, and how time can change and challenge relationships. This exquisite production will be presented in the round in the green and calming oasis of Westferry Circus.
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Access
Site Access
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Show Access
Accessibility
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Assistance Dogs Welcome
- Assisted Route
- Easy Read Information Available – click here to download
- Relaxed Introduction
Access content will be available online via your mobile phone. Please bring a charging pack if you are concerned about battery use.
Content Warning: This is an emotionally sensitive piece which includes a moment of a metaphoric loss and sibling separation that takes place in a misty confined space.
Trigger Warning: Use of smoke. One sudden change in volume (at approx time: 6 min 20).
Brochure
Large-print and Easy Read versions of the festival brochure will be available to download in advance or to pick up on the day. Visit our Access page for more information.
Where to find it
Bonded will be performed as part of Dancing City at Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf, E14.
About the company
Alleyne Dance is a UK based company with an international reach, founded in 2014 by sisters Kristina and Sadé Alleyne. The choreographic aesthetic reflects the sisters diverse background in athleticism and dance training.
Within their abstract contemporary construct, Alleyne Dance blend Afro-Caribbean, Hip Hop, Kathak and Circus Skills, delivered as fast-paced and dynamic movement. They infuse lyrical and fluid motion, layered with rhythm and textures in physically powerful, yet graceful performances.
Supported by
Bonded is supported by Without Walls and commissioned by Norfolk & Norwich Festival and Salisbury International Arts Festival, part of Wiltshire Creative.
Dancing City is supported by:
Canary Wharf Arts+Events
Arts Council England